Attitude of research scholars towards usage of electronic information resources: a survey of university libraries in Karnataka

Authors:

Gowda, VasappaShivalingaiah, D.

Issue Date:

Sep-2009

Publisher:

CSIR

Abstract:

Questionnaire method was employed to gather data from researchers of humanities, social science and science disciplines in six universities in Karnataka. Responses received from 845 research scholars shows that in general the research scholars prefer print resources and there exists significant differences in the preference of print and electronic resources among various disciplines. Identifies the gaps in the need and availability of electronic resources like online journals and databases in the university libraries. Reveals that the electronic resources have created a positive hope among the research community in searching the information

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